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In this Issue
November 1: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
November 8: Brand Yourself without Getting Burned
November 10: Introduction to FrameMaker
November 17: Professional Development Workshops
Identify that Chicago Scene! Win a Prize!
Call for Judges
Other Meetings, Events & Workshops of Interest in November
November 1: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
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Don't eat lunch alone...
 
Meet with members of STC Chicago. They'll be gathering at locations in Oakbrook Terrace, Schaumburg, Lincolnshire, Downers Grove, and the Loop. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are recommended.
 
For details, see Thursdays.
November 8: Brand Yourself without Getting Burned
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What if you were a brand? What would your ad campaign look like? As a technical communicator, you participate in an increasingly competitive marketplace. How do you make your services stand out to potential employers and clients?
 
Join us on November 8th, when our speaker Glory Borgeson discusses the secrets to finding the right brand for you. Take your career to the next level. Discover what personal branding is all about and why it is important to you and your career in technical communication.  
 
This meeting takes place on the DePaul University Campus in Rolling Meadows.
 
November 10: Introduction to Adobe� FrameMaker�  
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Our popular FrameMaker workshop returns!
 
Learn all about the basics of this widely used and important software tool from our resident FrameMaker expert, Betsy Maaks. Whether you're new to FrameMaker or just refreshing your skills, you'll benefit from this intensive, hands-on workshop.
 
This workshop will be held in Skokie at Knowledge Systems Institute.   
 
November 17: Professional Development Workshops
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The following three workshops will be held at College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL as part of STC Chicago/STC Wisconsin Professional Development Day. To register for any of the following workshops, please visit workshops.
  • Applied Psychology for Technical Communicators
  • Career Makeover
  • Proposals: Putting Power and Persuasion behind "I Do" and "I Will"

Professional Development Day will provide both STC Chicago and STC Wisconsin chapter members an opportunity to network throughout the day. On Saturday evening, workshop attendees will be invited to a special networking dinner. This portion of the day is optional, but we're sure you won't want to miss a chance to get acquainted with our neighbors to the north.

For details about this unique opportunity, see Professional Development Day.
Identify that Chicago Scene!  Win a Prize!
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Here's a chance to put your vast knowledge of Chicago to work.
 
Each month, we'll display a different photo of a well-known Chicago scene or neighborhood in At-a-Glance. The first person who identifies the photo correctly in an email to us will win something from our prize stash. In the past, we've given out books, t-shirts, coffee mugs, free meeting registrations, even free workshop and conference registrations.
 
Think you know which famous building's lobby is featured in the photo above? Send an email with your reply to contest@stc-chicago.org. The first person to correctly identify that Chicago scene will win free admission to our November 8th Chapter meeting, "Brand Yourself without Getting Burned." 
 
We will notify the winner via email and post the winner's name to our Chapter's web site.
Call for Judges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Consider volunteering to be a judge at the 36th Annual Chicago Technical Art, Publications, and Online Communication Competition.
 
As a competition judge, you'll gain experience in giving feedback, see work in new formats, and network with other technical communicators. The responsibilities are minimal but very rewarding. Judges will attend an orientation session on Saturday, November 3rd. They'll receive instructions, support, and a small number of entries to review.
 
Consensus judging takes place approximately one month later in early December. Judges work together to evaluate entries and to assign the appropriate award levels.
 
Sign up to be a judge today. You'll be lending your time and experience to a worthwhile cause!
Other Meetings, Events & Workshops of Interest in November 
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World Usability Day Chicago
November 8 | Chicago, IL
World Usability Day is an international event hosted by the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) which promotes the value of usability engineering, user-centered design, and every user's responsibility to ask for things that work better. The long-term goal is to reach every man and woman and to help them see how important people-centered design is to their everyday life. This year's theme is Healthcare.
For details about this event, visit the web site.

 

 
CISPI Meet-ups 
November 14 | Chicago, IL
Join colleagues from the Chicago Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement at various locations throughout the Chicagoland area for lunch and networking. To learn more, see the CISPI web site.
 
 
DocTrain East 2007 Archives
Online Now | Lowell, MA
Didn't get a chance to attend DocTrain East 2007? Check out the new online archive. Presentations, articles, and other resources are now available. To learn more, visit the archive at DocTrain East 2007. 
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www.stc-chicago.org
 
www.stc-chicago.blogspot.com 
 
www.flickr.com/groups/stc-chicago
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